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Title
Piano
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Bob Orsillo
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Photograph - Original Fine Art Photography By Bob Orsillo
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Piano - Original fine art musical instrument photography by Bob Orsillo.
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The piano is a musical instrument played mainly by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal. Although not portable and often expensive, the piano's versatility and ubiquity have made it one of the world's most familiar musical instruments.
Pressing a key on the piano's keyboard causes a felt-covered hammer to strike steel strings. The hammers rebound, allowing the strings to continue vibrating at their resonant frequency. These vibrations are transmitted through a bridge to a sounding board that more efficiently couples the acoustic energy to the air. The sound would otherwise be no louder than that directly produced by the strings. When the key is released, a damper stops the string's vibration. See the article on Piano key frequencies for a picture of the piano keyboard and the location of middle-C. In the Hornbostel-Sachs system of instrument classification, pianos are considered chordophones.
The word piano is a shortened form of pianoforte (PF), the Italian word for the instrument (which in turn derives from the previous terms gravicembalo col piano e forte and fortepiano). The musical terms piano and forte mean "quiet" and "loud," and in this context refers to variations in loudness the instrument produces in response to a pianist's touch on the keys: the greater the velocity of a key press, the greater the force of the hammer hitting the string(s), and the louder the note produced.
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October 4th, 2012
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Maine - United States
Piano - Original fine art musical instrument photography by Bob Orsillo. Copyright (c)Bob Orsillo / http://orsillo.com - All Rights Reserved. Buy art online. Buy photography online
Sunrise, Fl - United States
Oh This is Incredible, how I want to start playing on it!...Congrats on your sale :):):)
London, mi - United Kingdom
wow this piece is so evocative of a bygone era lovely to see it amongst your pieces so delicate the tones are so rich a piano and yet a piece of art that literally the music flies of the page great study fv
Anderson, CA - United States
A true classic Bob; I love the pov, contrasts and I love your description! jd
Phoenix, AZ - United States
Bob, Oh I am ready to hear the keys play.. now I will go dance- Excellent feel and work my friend! :) fav./vt!!! tweet!
Innsbruck, th - Austria
Fantastic shot ...it caught my eye immediately and goes straight into my fav list....bravo Bob!!!
San Francisco Bay Area, CA - United States
Love your illustration, simply well done, Bob! Thank you:)!
Pueblo, CO - United States
I can really appreciate this piece for its stark qualities and its abstract qualities. Beautifully done! v/f
London, mi - United Kingdom
wonderful tones and contrasts such a beautiful image of this glorious piano fv
Dallas, TX - United States
Subject and execution so very classy... this would make such a great statement on a large canvas! Love it! f/v
Omaha, NE - United States
There's nothing like a beautiful "graphic" statement!! I can here the ivory's tinkling! F/V
Sudbury, ON - Canada
Nice classical shot in B&W Bob!! Perfect lines and this would like excellent on any wall!! FV
Hawaii Kai, Shingle Springs, CA - United States
Nothing nicer that the black and white ivory keys! v/f
Strykersville, NY - United States
What an incredible minimalist image Bob - phenomenal POV - understated and so perfect. Very expressive. Love it. F/V
Amarillo, Tx - United States
So simple and effective, Bob. This brings back memories of my piano lessons as a child. f/v
Smithfield, VA - United States
Bob, LOVE this. I play the piano and the electonic keyboard too. I like your description! I learned so much from it. P.S. I wonder why minor chords seem to sound sad and major chords don't. Do you know what I mean? F/V
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